I used to be a s&w 686 guy. I carried that gun for 10 years back in the 90's and into the 2000's. It only had a 3.5" barrel, but I trusted that gun. I ran 115gr corbon and federal 125gr hollow points back when both rounds were still loaded 'hot'. I was a little shocked after a 12 year hiatus, that federal and corbon are both so weak now.
Fantastic looking wheelgun. Love that satin bronze finish. Never seen that. Good video. Thank you ! I've got a 4 inch 686 , and a 4 inch GP100 and I have to admit, I like shooting the Ruger more, and I'm more accurate with it.
Ruger came out smelling like a rose today!! They went beyond their part to rework your revolver! I think part of it is because you have so many TH-cam followers and they wanted to impress your viewers. I think everyone was taken back on what they did especially that new bronzed finish they gave you. It is not only a workhorse of a pistol, but now in displayable beauty! WoWW!! Double WOWW!! I Purchased new back in 1973 a Ruger Service-Six and as it was not as nicely pretty as the GP100, it had some improvements that mine didnt have. Namely adjustable sights, and nice big grips. I replaced my grips right away with some custom made black walnut grips, and had to deal with the non adjustable sights. Still it was a tank! A local guy who owned a gunshop sold me at a very good price some hot loads he put together, and they were so hot , the cases split, but the Service-Six didn't bat an eye on any of those hot loads!! What a revolver!! It turned out to be a great pistol to shoot!! The one i had the most fun shooting! Something tells me you will do the same as me and it will become your favorite gun too!!
I have a 6” SS GP100. I’m loving that bronze!❤ I think if I ever have to send mine in ( probably never ) I’d have them do the same thing to mine! I have had a trigger job, springs, deburred, and polishing done to mine and it shoots like a dream!
Can't beat the power of the ole wheel guns! I carry a 9mm and even have a 9mm carbine. I really want a tanfoglio eaa 10mm hunter with the 6 inch barrel and a 10mm carbine. I carried a S&W trooper special in the 80's and 90's. Thanks for another great video Brother! Hope y'all are doing great. Stay Safe and GOD Bless!🙏🕊🇺🇸🦅
Something tells me you didn’t film that recently lol. It hasn’t been that warm out for awhile. Love my 10mm Match Champion with Underwood Xtreme Penetrators. Got a Kenai Chest Holster from Gunfighter Holsters for it, what an awesome holster for hiking, hunting, and four wheeling.
Wow they took care of you, wonder what your gap to forcing cone is on a feeler gage? I wonder if you would like my 4 part 9mm vs .45 series, Velocity Doesn't Matter Vids, & others I've done... Just watched your hst playlist...thanks
I asked him to make a special run. Email ruger customer service with a link to this video telling them you want them to make a special run of gp100s and Redhawks
Very nice. I have been curious for a long time how an actual .357 Mag with a 6" barrel will chronograph at. I never tested one and most of the online data for a 6" barrel is questionable. Considering my 4" S&W gave me about 1,390 FPS with that Buffalo Bore round i'd say that Ruger is looking really good.
@@AlaskanBallistics I get asked about them a lot. Considering Taurus seems to get as good of velocities as everything else, I might do that as I won't carry it, don't need to carry it. The black bears around here, you swing a stick "go away bear", they want no part of that lol, I don't need a real bear gun.
Have a question maybe someone can help with. I just bought a brand new 686 plus. I was cleaning revolver along with my 629 and noticed a little more daylight through cylinder gap area. I put the gauge in and the gap on 686 was .009 bordering .010. The 629 is .003 to .004. I called smith and they said up to .010 is allowed. Should I be worried about a velocity loss? Im a little disappointed with 686 now.
That sure is a beautiful gun. The case sticking is not a small issue. May I suggest you start with a very through cleaning of the cylinder chambers. That means the vigorous use of solvents or a Breakfree type cleaner plus a lot of elbow grease with brushes. A lead or crud buildup can create case sticking. But at the very least a super clean cylinder will allow you to give it an accurate inspection. My pure guess is that you've had rough cylinder walls all along and the "fixing" of the gun gave you much higher pressures along with much higher velocities. I doubt Ruger uses hot ammo to test fire there guns before leaving the custom shop, so the problem remained invisible. But it also suggests Ruger did not do a close inspection of the cylinders. I am suggesting that beyond the cleaning, the problem still belongs to Ruger and they are best equipped to handle it. Besides, all these presumptions could be wrong. Ruger is still best equipped to make the gun run 100%. Please let us know how it goes.
Ha. This is the first batch that has ever been consistent for me. Their 10mm 200gr fmj had jams and blown primers their .45 auto had velocities from 985 to 1125 with 185gr +p. Generally it's total crap Ammunition. I bought this box because it was literally the last box left in the shelf. I felt like i was gambling.
What kind of ammo would you use for beer I have the same gun but I just bought a 10 mm Kimber Which gun do you think is better For big game mainly bear
Just found this video, Did they say what the problem was? You said "shot out", but wasn't the GP100 made to shoot 357 all day, so that shouldn't be happening right? Or am i misunderstanding something? (Reason i'm asking, is i am looking to replace my 686 with a GP100 as i hate that the screws get loose now and again on the 686. So i check them after each visit to the range, have loctited the cylinder axis and the strain screw. Both caused me some problems. The cylinder axis wokred itself loose several times and made it almost impossible to swing out the cylinder without bending the axis. And the strain screw unscrewed itself very slowly over time, meaning the trigger got lighter and lighter, and suddenly the rounds wouldn't go off reliably anymore in DA. My 686 is over 10 years old now, and it aparft from 1 box of 38sp it only ever got fed 357 mag)
@@AlaskanBallistics I don't doubt that. But the diagnose of been shot out makes me think again about the claim of being built to handle 357mag all day long. (And wondering if i should trande in my 686 for one)
Please when you shoot your handgun, and speak , turn your head towards the camera. We can hear you much better when you speak!! Wow! Ruger steps up to the plate time and time again. I'm a Ruger fan from 1972. My first .357 was a Service-Six. Great gun! Great Customer Service has been their front runner way before I ever got acquainted with them. Ruger runs in my veins , so do BMW motorcycles, but we can keep the conversation to Ruger here. I know you're Very Happy with your pistol. Bear and Moose loads need to be shot from a .44 Magnum rather than a .357. , although in a pinch, it'll still put them down if push comes to shove and there's nothing else to shoot them with. A Ruger Redhawk in 44, or even a GP 100 in a 44 Magnum will do that job very nicely!
@@AlaskanBallistics Maybe it's the concussion from the pistol. Be sure you always wear ear protection. 👂 I learned the hard way kleenex isn't a viable option. Doesn't matter how much you use.
Nice, I haven’t done a lot of pornography yet but a little bit I have done everything came in under what was on the box despite the gun. The 4” stainless GP100 was my first personal firearm, still have it.
Haven't done much pornography huh? I knew what you mean't though. I just wonder how many times do you have to type pornography to get you phone to auto-correct to that?
@@AlaskanBallistics - Dang. I'm eyeing the last one on Ebay right now. But I already got a Lone Wolf standard length 45/10 conversion barrel to use in a G21 upper, and the front bottom lug isn't cut right for my takedown lever. I will have to have either the lug or the lever machined to fit better, and that has just been a hassle so I simply swap whole uppers. Not really trusting Lone Wolf right now.
Great video Chuck. Check out my channel for some 500 s&w and 416 ruger tests. I shot through a 2 foot oak with the 416 ruger. Going to be testing some handloads eventually. I want to work up some loads with the 400 grain Lehigh Defense solids for the 500 s&w. I got best penetration with the 440 grain hardcasts.
When you get a load that shoots in a pistol at the same speed that's marked on the box, it is a fluke. It is not by Design. Ammo is tested in test barrels that have no Barrel cylinder gap, and have a particular distance to the rifling and they're unvented. For pistol loads it's usually a 5 in, or at least used to be primarily a 5-in test Barrel. I know that there was a longer one but I cannot remember what that length was. One other caveat. Several rugers back in the 1970s at least in the security six, the barrel cylinder Gap was .0 0 15. Consistent measurement across the board. I have recently found an early '80s Ruger that has a barrel cylinder gap of twice that. Which is really concerning to me. That is where much of your velocity is lost. You're getting almost exactly what I would have expected from a 6-in barrel and a properly fitted firearm. As for getting the cases out of that cylinder, I suggest you get a good snug wool mop and put some lapping Compound on it, like JB Moore lapping compound and polish those chambers. My guess is that Bronze finish is a bit on the rough side and needs to be polished out. And a slight hampering of the chamber mouth might not be a bad idea either. You could also use flitz to polish the chambers or semi chrome polish would probably work as well.
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I used to be a s&w 686 guy. I carried that gun for 10 years back in the 90's and into the 2000's. It only had a 3.5" barrel, but I trusted that gun. I ran 115gr corbon and federal 125gr hollow points back when both rounds were still loaded 'hot'. I was a little shocked after a 12 year hiatus, that federal and corbon are both so weak now.
Lower power is because of police vests. I think all factory pistol ammo is less than 500 foot pounds at mussel
Man, beautiful gun, and amazing finish! I’m glad Ruger was stellar in their customer service
They sure were.
The 357 is a good old classic
Yep!
Looks like Ruger did a really good job fixing that revolver back to new condition
Yes they did
That is one Badass Ruger GP100 in 357 magnum , Alaskan Ballistics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you sir.
I adore that pistol
I used to know someone who found one in a river, had it sent back & they repaired it for him too
Fantastic looking wheelgun. Love that satin bronze finish. Never seen that. Good video. Thank you ! I've got a 4 inch 686 , and a 4 inch GP100 and I have to admit, I like shooting the Ruger more, and I'm more accurate with it.
Awesome. I love this revolver. Thank you for watching!
Pretty cool they did all that for you. I used to sell a lot of em and if a customer ever had an issue, Ruger was quick to fix it.
Ruger came out smelling like a rose today!! They went beyond their part to rework your revolver! I think part of it is because you have so many TH-cam followers and they wanted to impress your viewers. I think everyone was taken back on what they did especially that new bronzed finish they gave you. It is not only a workhorse of a pistol, but now in displayable beauty! WoWW!! Double WOWW!! I Purchased new back in 1973 a Ruger Service-Six and as it was not as nicely pretty as the GP100, it had some improvements that mine didnt have. Namely adjustable sights, and nice big grips. I replaced my grips right away with some custom made black walnut grips, and had to deal with the non adjustable sights. Still it was a tank! A local guy who owned a gunshop sold me at a very good price some hot loads he put together, and they were so hot , the cases split, but the Service-Six didn't bat an eye on any of those hot loads!! What a revolver!! It turned out to be a great pistol to shoot!! The one i had the most fun shooting! Something tells me you will do the same as me and it will become your favorite gun too!!
Thank you so much for watching!
The Wrangler Bronze finish looks amazing. Why doesn't Ruger offer this finish on all their GP100's and Super Redhawks?
Lol i don't know. They might. People are requesting it.
@@AlaskanBallistics Personally, I prefer the black one because it looks better than the bare stainless steel.
Great deal for you!! Ruger customer service is really good.
They're awesome
The Rugers are hard to beat in quality all the way around. Excellent cust. service.
They are great! Thanks for watching and the comment
I love the look of that revolver. Fantastic job Ruger! 900 ft lbs out a a .357 mag? That is smoking!
Yes it was. Thanks Brother! Godspeed
I don't want gun problems, but I do hope for good CS! Good for Ruger!
They did awesome
I have a 6” SS GP100. I’m loving that bronze!❤ I think if I ever have to send mine in ( probably never ) I’d have them do the same thing to mine! I have had a trigger job, springs, deburred, and polishing done to mine and it shoots like a dream!
Nice!
Wow! That revolver is absolutely BEAUTIFUL now!
Yes It is. thanks for watching
My goodness! That's a sweet shade of bronze. Looks like they did a number on it for sure. Great stuff. Thanks for sharing 👍
No problem thanks for watching!!!
What a beauty! Congrats on the Ruger Customer Service!
Thank you kindly
Glade to see the classic 357mag wheel gun back on the channel. So looks like some more 357mag video on the way hopefully?
Eventually
I just bought a five incher. Can’t wait to get it to the range this weekend.
I hope you enjoy it.
several people have commented on it...but that finish, wow
Thank You. It's a real pleasure to own.
Just picked one up today im happy and satisfied
Nice!!!
Love that gun. I have the 4" Blue version and goes to range every time I go out🤙 They did a knock down job and looks cool
It's awesome
Can't beat the power of the ole wheel guns! I carry a 9mm and even have a 9mm carbine. I really want a tanfoglio eaa 10mm hunter with the 6 inch barrel and a 10mm carbine. I carried a S&W trooper special in the 80's and 90's. Thanks for another great video Brother! Hope y'all are doing great. Stay Safe and GOD Bless!🙏🕊🇺🇸🦅
We're doing great
@@AlaskanBallistics
😎👍
They did an awesome job Ruger has always had good service in my experience
Thanks brother
Ruger makes some bomb proof firearms
That's one fine looking Ruger. I have 5 and I'd love to get that finish on one of them
Call Brian at the revolver customer service desk. He hooked me up because of the channel, i don't know what he'll charge you.
@@AlaskanBallistics 👍 Thank You
Thank you for watching!!!
Very good looking revolver. Glad they took care of ya.
ME too
Ruger has GREAT customer service
Phenomenal
Nice work brother. Gotta love .357 Mag.
Yeah this thing is sick. Now I got to get a lever action .357 Mag for when they come for my AR-15
Good shooting, no flinching on the empty chamber (7th trigger press), nice!
Honestly I probably did a little. Thank you for watching Godspeed!
Thanks
You're welcome
Beautiful revolver, I love Ruger's. I may have to get one done up like that.
Yeah call Brian at ruger to see how much they'll charge
Something tells me you didn’t film that recently lol. It hasn’t been that warm out for awhile. Love my 10mm Match Champion with Underwood Xtreme Penetrators. Got a Kenai Chest Holster from Gunfighter Holsters for it, what an awesome holster for hiking, hunting, and four wheeling.
Yeah it was about 4 weeks ago
Looks like those cylinders are going to need to be polished up so the casings don't stick in there like that.
Yeah... I'm not a revolver guy. What do you recommend as to how to do that?
@@AlaskanBallistics Maybe take it to a gunsmith and ask how much they would charge to do it. It shouldn't be too much i would think.
Beautiful looking gun. Love the color.
Thanks brother!
Wow they took care of you, wonder what your gap to forcing cone is on a feeler gage? I wonder if you would like my 4 part 9mm vs .45 series, Velocity Doesn't Matter Vids, & others I've done...
Just watched your hst playlist...thanks
My dream revolver.
Mine too. I hope ruger offers it on a limited run.
Freaking perfect color combo..I will definitely be looking into getting one, I will certainly mention ur channel!!!
Call Brian at the ruger revolver repair center.
Beautiful finish
Thanks man
Love the ( new ) GP 100 ill have to send mine in to their custom shop 😀
If recommend it.
Wow 900 ft lbs for a 357 is great
That finish is awesome! Wonder if they would ever consider putting that into production......
I asked him to make a special run. Email ruger customer service with a link to this video telling them you want them to make a special run of gp100s and Redhawks
@@AlaskanBallistics bet they would really sell fast. I’d buy 2. 6 inch and 4 inch....
I'd definitely buy a Redhawk or super Redhawk
I DIG MINE ... I LOVE THE RELEASE OF THE GAS FLAME !!!
Thank you for watching and the comment
Very nice. I have been curious for a long time how an actual .357 Mag with a 6" barrel will chronograph at. I never tested one and most of the online data for a 6" barrel is questionable. Considering my 4" S&W gave me about 1,390 FPS with that Buffalo Bore round i'd say that Ruger is looking really good.
Yeah I can't believe you don't have a 6" revolver.
@@AlaskanBallistics I get asked about them a lot. Considering Taurus seems to get as good of velocities as everything else, I might do that as I won't carry it, don't need to carry it. The black bears around here, you swing a stick "go away bear", they want no part of that lol, I don't need a real bear gun.
That's what you have the 10mm for anyway
I’d never seen one this color. I like it.
Me too. Took an old rusty to a family heirloom
Brother Chuck, that thang is GAwjiss, with a capital GA.
And by golly, I'd say they fixed it, alright!
Yep. Love this gun now
One of a kind. Classy and cool!
Yeah ruger ought to come out with a special edition though
Wow! From under performing to over performance. I know that makes you a happy camper.
Giddy about it
Ruger CS is awesome
Yes they are
Have a question maybe someone can help with. I just bought a brand new 686 plus. I was cleaning revolver along with my 629 and noticed a little more daylight through cylinder gap area. I put the gauge in and the gap on 686 was .009 bordering .010. The 629 is .003 to .004. I called smith and they said up to .010 is allowed. Should I be worried about a velocity loss? Im a little disappointed with 686 now.
Yes you'll probably experience some velocity loss. Some local ranges rent chronographs. Or find a friend who hand loads, they'll have one.
Anyway to elevate those shells sticking in the cylinder? Those are some serious energy levels!
Beautiful firearm sir it came out very nice great video
Yes sir it did
Very good numbers!
I thought so.
That sure is a beautiful gun. The case sticking is not a small issue. May I suggest you start with a very through cleaning of the cylinder chambers. That means the vigorous use of solvents or a Breakfree type cleaner plus a lot of elbow grease with brushes. A lead or crud buildup can create case sticking. But at the very least a super clean cylinder will allow you to give it an accurate inspection.
My pure guess is that you've had rough cylinder walls all along and the "fixing" of the gun gave you much higher pressures along with much higher velocities. I doubt Ruger uses hot ammo to test fire there guns before leaving the custom shop, so the problem remained invisible. But it also suggests Ruger did not do a close inspection of the cylinders.
I am suggesting that beyond the cleaning, the problem still belongs to Ruger and they are best equipped to handle it. Besides, all these presumptions could be wrong. Ruger is still best equipped to make the gun run 100%.
Please let us know how it goes.
Very good point and advice
Seeing grizzly ammo is awesome I used to work there and my old wrestling coaches dad owns it they do make good consistent ammo there
Ha. This is the first batch that has ever been consistent for me. Their 10mm 200gr fmj had jams and blown primers their .45 auto had velocities from 985 to 1125 with 185gr +p.
Generally it's total crap Ammunition. I bought this box because it was literally the last box left in the shelf. I felt like i was gambling.
So what did Ruger do special to the gun to make it pick up that much
Rebarreled out and new cylinder to choose the cylinder gap
I wonder how that Buffalo Bore would perform out of a lever gun? Pretty hot out of the GP100.
Yeah it depends on the rifling twist
How is that finish holding up compared to bluing?
Pretty good honestly
What grip is that? Looks great with the guns finish!
Just a hogue
@@AlaskanBallistics thanks for the speedy reply!
Beautiful😢
What kind of ammo would you use for beer I have the same gun but I just bought a 10 mm Kimber Which gun do you think is better For big game mainly bear
10mm if it feeds Underwood 200gr coated hardcast well.
Check out my 10mm vs. .357 magnum series
I seen the pics on Instagram... She's a beauty!
Yes she is
That bronze is pretty, but I'd prefer it in stainless 👍
To each their own my friend 🤪
Just found this video, Did they say what the problem was? You said "shot out", but wasn't the GP100 made to shoot 357 all day, so that shouldn't be happening right? Or am i misunderstanding something?
(Reason i'm asking, is i am looking to replace my 686 with a GP100 as i hate that the screws get loose now and again on the 686. So i check them after each visit to the range, have loctited the cylinder axis and the strain screw. Both caused me some problems. The cylinder axis wokred itself loose several times and made it almost impossible to swing out the cylinder without bending the axis. And the strain screw unscrewed itself very slowly over time, meaning the trigger got lighter and lighter, and suddenly the rounds wouldn't go off reliably anymore in DA. My 686 is over 10 years old now, and it aparft from 1 box of 38sp it only ever got fed 357 mag)
Cylinder gap was wide and the barrel was shot out.
@@AlaskanBallistics Thanks for answering.
I've got a video on what they did to it. They did me right
@@AlaskanBallistics I don't doubt that. But the diagnose of been shot out makes me think again about the claim of being built to handle 357mag all day long. (And wondering if i should trande in my 686 for one)
Well someone handloading mega .357 loads will shoot anything out. But i don't know anything about before i got it
Looks like you going to be polishing the chamber’s. Now is it good on accuracy ?
Better than when I left it...
Alaskan Ballistics nice gun every all around usability.
Yeah I'd like to black bear hunt with it or deer hunt in the lower 48.
Alaskan Ballistics with the 180ga that would get the job done.
Yes it would
Nice.
Thanks brother!!!
Badass color
Thank you kindly. They did a nice job
Love Ruger
They are awesome.
Please when you shoot your handgun, and speak , turn your head towards the camera. We can hear you much better when you speak!!
Wow! Ruger steps up to the plate time and time again. I'm a Ruger fan from 1972. My first .357 was a Service-Six. Great gun! Great Customer Service has been their front runner way before I ever got acquainted with them. Ruger runs in my veins , so do BMW motorcycles, but we can keep the conversation to Ruger here. I know you're Very Happy with your pistol. Bear and Moose loads need to be shot from a .44 Magnum rather than a .357. , although in a pinch, it'll still put them down if push comes to shove and there's nothing else to shoot them with. A Ruger Redhawk in 44, or even a GP 100 in a 44 Magnum will do that job very nicely!
It's funny the mucrophone is on my chest.
@@AlaskanBallistics Maybe it's the concussion from the pistol. Be sure you always wear ear protection. 👂 I learned the hard way kleenex isn't a viable option. Doesn't matter how much you use.
I do always wear ear protection
Nice, I haven’t done a lot of pornography yet but a little bit I have done everything came in under what was on the box despite the gun. The 4” stainless GP100 was my first personal firearm, still have it.
That's great gun.
Haven't done much pornography huh?
I knew what you mean't though. I just wonder how many times do you have to type pornography to get you phone to auto-correct to that?
Any word on the 9 inch Glock barrel for your G40?
Got to ship it back for a re finish of the barrel's feed ramp. Like the crappy alphawolf barrels, it's not cut for wide Alaskan rounds
@@AlaskanBallistics - Dang. I'm eyeing the last one on Ebay right now. But I already got a Lone Wolf standard length 45/10 conversion barrel to use in a G21 upper, and the front bottom lug isn't cut right for my takedown lever. I will have to have either the lug or the lever machined to fit better, and that has just been a hassle so I simply swap whole uppers. Not really trusting Lone Wolf right now.
Is this Ruger GP 100 your personal property? I'm curious because I use it often
Yes
I've got a whole video on it
😎
3" is great EDC
Yeah but you neuter the speed of the round and you're taking up the same space as 4" barrel 15rd capacity 9mm
But agreed it's great if you prefer revolvers
Great video Chuck. Check out my channel for some 500 s&w and 416 ruger tests. I shot through a 2 foot oak with the 416 ruger. Going to be testing some handloads eventually. I want to work up some loads with the 400 grain Lehigh Defense solids for the 500 s&w. I got best penetration with the 440 grain hardcasts.
Thanks man
When you get a load that shoots in a pistol at the same speed that's marked on the box, it is a fluke. It is not by Design. Ammo is tested in test barrels that have no Barrel cylinder gap, and have a particular distance to the rifling and they're unvented. For pistol loads it's usually a 5 in, or at least used to be primarily a 5-in test Barrel. I know that there was a longer one but I cannot remember what that length was. One other caveat. Several rugers back in the 1970s at least in the security six, the barrel cylinder Gap was .0 0 15. Consistent measurement across the board. I have recently found an early '80s Ruger that has a barrel cylinder gap of twice that. Which is really concerning to me. That is where much of your velocity is lost.
You're getting almost exactly what I would have expected from a 6-in barrel and a properly fitted firearm. As for getting the cases out of that cylinder, I suggest you get a good snug wool mop and put some lapping Compound on it, like JB Moore lapping compound and polish those chambers. My guess is that Bronze finish is a bit on the rough side and needs to be polished out. And a slight hampering of the chamber mouth might not be a bad idea either.
You could also use flitz to polish the chambers or semi chrome polish would probably work as well.
Buffalo bore actually tests theirs in real guns
i'm glad you like it but to me it is butt ugly to each his own.
Better than written out bluing lol... but definitely don't want to lose it in a cow pasture
Must be a Block lover